Movies/TV category, Page 164
Apple releases teaser for ‘The Morning Show’ web television seriesVideo
LOS ANGELES — Apple is giving a first look at its upcoming web television series that is centered on a behind-the-scenes view of early morning TV news. The company posted a teaser Monday of “The Morning Show.” It stars Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell and is set to...
Unity native, journalist’s book explores China’s ‘Red Carpet’
After covering the “business of Hollywood” for The Wall Street Journal for the last six years, Unity native Erich Schwartzel is expanding his research into how China is influencing the film industry. Schwartzel, 32, is writing his first book, “Red Carpet,” after inking a deal with Penguin Press publishing house....
George Takei talks about Star Trek, his graphic memoir, PittsburghVideo
George Takei is back in Pittsburgh, appearing at the 30th anniversary edition of Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday. Takei, of course, is famous for having played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise, in the “Star Trek” television series and later the Star...
A beaming 50 Cent, tough questions part of TV critics event
After the TV industry unveils its new-season schedules and series to advertisers in New York each May, it takes the show on the road to a swank Southern California hotel ballroom to coax attention from television-centric news reporters and critics. The annual summer meeting of the Television Critics Association, with...
Casey Affleck explores parenting in the apocalypse
LOS ANGELES — Casey Affleck had been working on a script about a parent and child for years. He’d written scenes about a bedtime story and an argument about taking a trip into town and things seemed to be going well. As the father of two boys, Affleck had defaulted...
How will ‘Empire’ handle Jussie Smollett’s character’s departure?
Although it was officially announced that FX’s popular hip-hop series “Empire” was ending its final season, no one really knew how the Lee Daniels-created drama would handle the departure of one of its biggest stars. In the aftermath of the legal woes surrounding Jussie Smollett following accusations he fabricated a...
Review: Dorky hero shines in ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’Video
These days, there’s no intellectual property that hasn’t been mined for a big-budget, live-action Hollywood remake. But the adaptation of the popular educational kiddie cartoon “Dora the Explorer” into the summer-friendly romp “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” is a no-brainer. The beloved character of Dora, with whom Gen...
Review: Mob wives show they mean business in ‘The Kitchen’Video
It’s two-thirds of the way through “The Kitchen” before anyone asks Kathy Brennan (Melissa McCarthy) what, exactly, she wants. It’s her son, at the dinner table. We’ve seen Kathy struggle and scrape by to survive, utterly sick of depending on and thanking men for her existence. We’ve seen her turn...
‘Mr. McFeely’ to be honored at regional Emmy Awards
David Newell — best known as Mr. McFeely, the “Speedy Delivery” man of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” — is the recipient of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2019 Board of Governors Award. The award will be presented at the 37th annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards...
Milo Ventimiglia says he was told he’s too old to play Batman
Milo Ventimiglia always wanted to play Batman, but discovered people think he’s too old. Speaking on “Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM on Wednesday to promote his new movie, “The Art Of Racing In The Rain,” the 42-year-old actor talked about his desire to play Batman. He said that he talked...
Weird, wonderful ‘BH90210’ winks at its fansVideo
Who says you can’t go home again? Those paraphrased words were uttered last night by Jennie Garth at the end of the latest TV time machine — the “BH90210” on Fox. You remember Jennie Garth, right? Kelly Taylor? “Beverly Hills, 90210?” Yes, that’s the one. As billed by Fox: Jason...
Fox: Jussie Smollett won’t be on final season on ‘Empire’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Fox Entertainment chief Charlie Collier says Jussie Smollett won’t be back on “Empire.” Collier, speaking to TV critics Wednesday, affirmed series co-creator Lee Daniels’ decision to drop Smollett from the drama’s upcoming final season. Daniels had initially supported Smollett after the actor claimed he suffered a...
Fox chief says Emmy Awards won’t have a host this year
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honoring TV’s best next month. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that going hostless allows more time to salute departing shows, including “Game of Thrones.” The HBO...
Fans launch ‘Save The OA’ campaign hours after Netflix pulls the plugVideo
“The OA” is officially DOA but its devoted fan base refuses to let it die. Hours after the sci-fi thriller — Netflix’s creepier, weirder cousin of “Stranger Things” — was canceled, “OA” devotees on Twitter launched a “Save the OA” campaign. The streaming service pulled the plug on the Brit...
‘The Rookie’ star Afton Williamson identifies actor she says harassed her
One day after Afton Williamson abruptly announced she had quit the “The Rookie” due to sexual harassment, she turned to social media Tuesday to urge other victims of abuse to speak out. Monday, Williamson, 34, claimed costar Demetrius Grosse, who plays Detective Kevin Wolfe on the ABC cop drama, had...
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ filmed in New Kensington and Pittsburgh, coming to theatersVideo
After several delays, a movie filmed in New Kensington and other Pittsburgh-area locations two years ago is coming to theaters. ”Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is being released Aug. 16 but will hit area theaters — including Cinemark at the Pittsburgh Mills, AMC at the Waterfront in West Homestead, and Regal...
Gordon Ramsay charts new ground with ‘Uncharted’Video
You don’t thrive in the restaurant business the way Gordon Ramsay has without developing a thick skin. That’s not to say a bad review doesn’t sting, but he can at least understand such evaluations are made by sampling his product. That was not the case with the initial reaction to...
Review: Dog’s-eye view wears thin in ‘Art of Racing in the Rain’
The film adaptation of “The Art of Racing in the Rain” seems to have been designed by algorithm to maximize appeal for a certain demographic of women aged around 30 and up. Let’s take the lovable dad from “This is Us” (Milo Ventimiglia, who happens to have some lasting goodwill...
‘Supernatural,’ ‘Arrow’ makers: CW dramas ending on a high
The makers of “Supernatural” and “Arrow” say they’re bringing the CW shows to a close at the right time. “You don’t want to be the last person at a party, even if it’s the best party on the planet,” said Jared Padalecki, who’s paired with co-star Jensen Ackles as the...
Ticket sales take off for ‘Kecksburg’ UFO movie premiereVideo
Tickets are going fast for the Sept. 12 world premiere of “Kecksburg,” a feature film based on the famed 1965 UFO incident in the tiny Westmoreland County village of the movie’s title. The event will take place at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 37 E. Main St., Uniontown....
Mariah Carey records new song as theme for ABC’s ‘mixed-ish’
Mariah Carey has recorded a new song that will debut as the theme of ABC’s “black-ish” spinoff. ABC announced Monday that Carey has co-written and sings the theme music to “mixed-ish.” Carey says in a statement that she loves the show’s pilot, which focuses on the 1980s upbringing of Tracee...
Lucy Lawless’ love of true crime leads to new TV showVideo
The next time you find yourself in a courtroom, look around. There’s a chance you might spot Lucy Lawless there, too. The actress is fascinated by trials and on days when she’s not working will often go to court as a member of the public. There you’ll find the onetime...
‘Serengeti’ aims to tell wildlife stories from different viewVideo
Lupita Nyong’o remembers clearly the first time she touched a giraffe. She was 5, and it was part of her childhood education growing up in Kenya to appreciate the wildlife around her. “They weren’t exotic, they were there,” she recalled. Over the years, the Oscar-winning actress has been involved in...
Jimmy Kimmel reimagines Mr. Rogers movie as violent revenge flick
If the trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is anything to go by, the long-awaited film starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers will be a heartwarming celebration of a beloved figure. Jimmy Kimmel has other ideas. The late-night TV host showed a spoof trailer Thursday that reimagines the...
Review: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ another well-oiled ‘Fast & Furious’ spin-offVideo
Add an “e” and “Hobbs & Shaw” might have been a time-traveling thriller about playwright George Bernard Shaw and 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Tantalizing as such a pairing may have been to the makers of “Fast & Furious,” they have instead opted to, in the franchise’s first spin-off, combine two...
